Cisco Unified Computing System up to 4.1(2b) API Endpoint privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Unified Computing System. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-26063. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco Unified Computing System. This issue affects an unknown function of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the API endpoints of Cisco Integrated Management Controller could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass authorization and take actions on a vulnerable system without authorization. The vulnerability is due to improper authorization checks on API endpoints. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an API endpoint. An exploit could allow the attacker to download files from or modify limited configuration options on the affected system.There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

The advisory is shared at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-26063 since 09/24/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/18/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• Unified Computing System

Version

• 3.2(1d)
• 3.2(2b)
• 3.2(2c)
• 3.2(2d)
• 3.2(2e)
• 3.2(2f)
• 3.2(3a)
• 3.2(3b)
• 3.2(3d)
• 3.2(3e)
• 3.2(3g)
• 3.2(3h)
• 3.2(3i)
• 3.2(3j)
• 3.2(3k)
• 3.2(3l)
• 3.2(3n)
• 3.2(3o)
• 3.2(3p)
• 4.0(1a)
• 4.0(1b)
• 4.0(1c)
• 4.0(1d)
• 4.0(2a)
• 4.0(2b)
• 4.0(2d)
• 4.0(2e)
• 4.0(4a)
• 4.0(4b)
• 4.0(4c)
• 4.0(4d)
• 4.0(4e)
• 4.0(4f)
• 4.0(4g)
• 4.0(4h)
• 4.0(4i)
• 4.1(1a)
• 4.1(1b)
• 4.1(1c)
• 4.1(1d)
• 4.1(1e)
• 4.1(2a)
• 4.1(2b)

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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